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PROGRAM SUMMARY 3.1 Statement of the Problem: In concise terminology, describe the juvenile justice problern the program Inten~z to address. could result in out of home placement in a training school, psychiatric hospital, child caring institution, group home, or foster home. It appears that some of these delinquent and undisciplined behaviors reflect the structural and relationship problems that are occurring with the youth's family unit. Program Goal:Sta~theeffectthatt~program ~des~dtohaveonso~ingtheprob~m ~scr~edab~e. this function". To help decrease inappropriate behaviors by youth the Home-Based Services program acknowledges that one of the best ways of preventing further court involvement is by working with the youth and his family in the home setting. Intensive counseling with the youth and his family is an effort to prevent expensive out-of-home placement in foster- care, group care, or training school. Home-Based Services may help to remedy dysfunctional families through counseling and referral to other community agencies. This intervention may also help to nrevent further deterioration of family functioning which could eventually produce additional delinquent or undisciplined behaviors by the youth. Target Population: Descr~et~t~getp~u~ti~nandt~stepst~at~epr~gramhasta~nt~i~urethatt~t~getp~pu~t~n~se~e& Furthermore, this program may have a positive influence on the younger siblings of the identified youth and thus have an even greater long-term effect. Youth referred are between the ages of 10 to 17 and must have at least one parent, guardian, or custodian who will agree in writing to participate in the Home-Based Program. Referral forms and procedures have been developed with the Juvenile Court Staff. A social history is required from the referring agency. Measurable Object~e(s): Sta~ ~me~urab~rmst~ ~ndedeffect~theprogramonspec~cundisc~li~dand/or~li~ue~ behaviors. ~tamin~u~ s~an~atedreductio~ ~courtrefe~als,~w~ hehavior, andschools~pe~ and~pu~io~. 6. Continue to reduce recidivism back into the juvenile justice system for 60% of youth following termination with the service (Promotion of family self-sufficiency). Information Maintained for Effectiveness Measurement: List the data elernents and record~ the prograrn witl maintain to document its effectiveness.